US8580170B2 - Process for producing a substantially shell-shaped component - Google Patents

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US8580170B2
US8580170B2 US11/922,940 US92294006A US8580170B2 US 8580170 B2 US8580170 B2 US 8580170B2 US 92294006 A US92294006 A US 92294006A US 8580170 B2 US8580170 B2 US 8580170B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/06—Frames; Stringers; Longerons ; Fuselage sections
    • B64C1/12—Construction or attachment of skin panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/40—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied
    • B29C70/42—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C70/44—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/68—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers, e.g. foam blocks
    • B29C70/84—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers, e.g. foam blocks by moulding material on preformed parts to be joined
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/30—Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof
    • B29L2031/3076—Aircrafts
    • B29L2031/3082—Fuselages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/30—Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof
    • B29L2031/3076—Aircrafts
    • B29L2031/3085—Wings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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  • the invention relates to a process for producing a substantially shell-shaped component substantially from carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material, having at least one local reinforcing zone and at least one stiffening element.
  • the invention relates to a process for producing a fuselage shell, a wing shell, a vertical or horizontal stabilizer shell of an aircraft or the like.
  • the invention can in principle be used to produce components of any desired shape in a fiber composite structure, which have at least one reinforcing element and require at least one local reinforcing zone for local load introduction regions.
  • stiffening elements can generally be produced with a moderate offset, integration represents a frequent cause of complications during manufacture.
  • the doubler As an alternative to internal doublers on the inner side, it is possible for the doubler to be placed on the outer side of the component. This has the advantage that the complex inner structure of the inner side (reinforcing elements, spar, ribs, etc.) is not adversely affected. However, the outer side no longer has the desired contour, which has an adverse effect on aerodynamics for example in the case of aircraft structures.
  • any change to the doubler entails a corresponding adjustment to the manufacturing means.
  • a process for producing a substantially shell-shaped component from substantially carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material having at least one local reinforcing zone and at least one stiffening element which comprises the following steps:
  • the cured doublers which have already been finish-machined, are positioned on the uncured shell skin or the skin laminate at the locations at which a doubler is required for reinforcement.
  • the doubler can in this case be produced in a manufacturing process and material which differ from the skin laminate and then be applied to the shell skin.
  • This is followed by cured stiffening elements or stringers and uncured connecting angle brackets, which are ductile and elastic in this state.
  • the final step is the curing in order to complete a substantially shell-shaped component which is provided with a stiffening element and a reinforcing zone.
  • the at least one stiffening element may be matched to the contour of the at least one doubler before being applied to the shell skin.
  • the stiffening element can, for example, be provided with a recess which serves to receive the doubler.
  • the matching of the contour can be effected by machining, such as for example milling, grinding, laser cutting or the like.
  • the stiffening elements can in principle be of any suitable shape.
  • the stiffening elements are formed using reinforcing profiled sections, in particular T-profiled sections, double T-profiled sections, L-profiled sections, Z-profiled sections, rectangular profiled sections or the like, so that the stability is particularly high and the reinforcing elements can be manufactured at low cost by extrusion etc. as material made by the meter, with the extrudates being cut to length as required.
  • the shell skin, the at least one stiffening element, the at least one doubler and/or the at least one connecting angle bracket are formed using a fiber-reinforced synthetic material, in particular using a material that has a carbon-fiber reinforcement preimpregnated with a curable epoxy resin.
  • a fiber-reinforced synthetic material in particular using a material that has a carbon-fiber reinforcement preimpregnated with a curable epoxy resin.
  • prepreg material which is a carbon-fiber-reinforced sheet-like structure impregnated with a curable epoxy resin, simplifies production and reduces the time required.
  • the curing of the shell skin and of the at least one connecting angle bracket can take place at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure.
  • the curing of the shell skin and of the at least one connection angle bracket to produce the finished shell-shaped component takes place under pressure and the action of temperature, in particular in an autoclave or the like. This takes place, for example, at a temperature between 120° C. and 220° C. and at a pressure of up to 10 bar.
  • the invention also emcompasses a substantially shell-shaped component having at least one local reinforcing zone and having at least one stiffening element produced by the process according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a first step of the production process
  • FIG. 2 shows a second step of the production process
  • FIG. 3 shows a third step of the production process.
  • FIG. 1 to 3 Reference is made to FIG. 1 to 3 .
  • the figures illustrate the production of a shell-shaped component which is provided with a stiffening element formed as a stringer 4 , wherein a thickening configured as a doubler 1 is formed in a reinforcing zone 3 to improve the introduction of load.
  • semi-finished products known as prepreg material
  • the prepreg material is a carbon-fiber-reinforced sheet-like structure impregnated with a curable epoxy resin.
  • curable polyester or BMI resin systems for prepreg materials.
  • the shell skin 2 is laid in an uncured state, for example using the known “ATL” (“automated tape laying”) process.
  • ATL automated tape laying
  • the ATL process is a process for the automated production of laminates, in which unidirectional laid fiber fabrics, for example comprising carbon fibers or the like, are laid.
  • the cured and finish-machined doubler 1 is positioned on the uncured shell skin 3 at the locations at which the reinforcing zones 3 are to be formed.
  • the doubler 1 can be used with other materials, laminate structures and manufacturing processes.
  • the cured stringer 4 is positioned on the shell skin 3 .
  • the stringer 4 as stiffening element is provided with a recess 5 , which has been produced by machining, for example by milling, grinding, laser cutting or the like.
  • the recess 5 is arranged and formed in such a manner that it lies at the location at which the stringer 4 runs over the doubler 2 and receives the latter.
  • the stringer 4 may also have a greater material thickness in the region of the doubler 1 , in order to achieve the required mechanical strength in this region.
  • the stringer 4 can be adapted without problems to virtually any contour of the doubler 1 and can also be laid in a shell.
  • an uncured laminate which may already have been precompacted as an L-profiled section and substantially serves as a connecting angle bracket 6 or linking angle bracket, is laid over a base section of the stringer 4 and over the doubler 1 .
  • This L-profiled section is supported by a web of the stringer 4 which has already been cured.
  • the structure which has been described is packaged in a conventional vacuum bag and cured. This takes place in an autoclave at a temperature between 120° C. and 180° C. and at a pressure of up to 10 bar.

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